Chronic Illness News
June 3, 2025
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June 3, 2025 — New research has found that those who consume a diverse range of foods rich in flavonoids, such as tea, berries, dark chocolate, and apples, could lower their risk of developing serious health ...
June 3, 2025 — Researchers asked patients, some of whom had experienced lower back pain for up to 40 years, if being in nature helped them coped better with their lower back pain. They found that people able to ...
June 2, 2025 — Marijuana use among older adults in the US has reached a new high, with 7 percent of adults aged 65 and over who report using it in the past month, according to a recent ...
June 2, 2025 — Chronic inflammatory bowel disease is challenging to treat and carries a risk of complications, including the development of bowel cancer. Young people are particularly affected: when genetic predisposition and certain factors coincide, diseases ...
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June 2, 2025 — A new way of thinking about Alzheimer's disease has yielded a discovery that could be the key to stopping the cognitive decline seen in Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases, including ALS ...
May 29, 2025 — The process of necrosis, a form of cell death, may represent one of the most promising ways to change the course of human aging, disease and even ...
May 28, 2025 — Researchers have identify a set of biomarkers that could someday make it easy to spot the disease in a patient's blood ...
May 28, 2025 — Researchers have discovered two genes, RNF144B and ENPP1, that cause calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease in Americans of European and ...
May 27, 2025 — A new study reveals a concerning decline in self-reported mental health among mothers in the United States between 2016 and 2023. The study also found modest but measurable declines in self-reported ...
May 1, 2025 — Common mental health conditions are more closely related to people's personalities than previously thought, a study suggests. Personality traits explain about a quarter of the overall risk of mental ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — There is a global shortage of omega-3 partly due to environmental factors, according to new research. This is not just a healthcare issue; it is a public health and environmental ...
May 28, 2025 — Scientists found that stabilizing stress granules suppresses the effects of ALS-causing mutations, correcting previous models that imply stress granules promote amyloid ...
May 27, 2025 — A newly refined method for measuring the Pace of Aging in population-based studies provides a powerful tool for predicting risks associated with ...
May 27, 2025 — The U.S. is facing a maternal health crisis with higher rates of maternal mortality than any other high-income country. Social and economic factors, including income, are recognized determinants of ...
Earlier Headlines
May 27, 2025 — Researchers have found that central body fat, especially around the abdomen, is more strongly linked to psoriasis risk than total body fat, particularly in women. This link between central fat and ...
May 23, 2025 — Scientists create a floss pick that samples cortisol within saliva as a marker of stress and quantifies it with a built-in electrode. The system uses a polymer casting technology that can be adapted ...
May 23, 2025 — Some patients with a rare form of ALS benefited from an experimental therapy, with biomarker evidence of reduced injury to neurons and even limited functional ...
May 22, 2025 — When the workload on the heart increases, the ventricular wall may thicken too, known as cardiac hypertrophy. This is an adaptive response that reduces pressure on the heart and maintains the ...
May 22, 2025 — New research suggests that acute stress may impair key brain functions involved in managing emotions -- particularly in people living with 'distress disorders' such as depression, anxiety, ...
May 21, 2025 — A randomized trial suggests vitamin D can protect against telomere shortening, which is linked to risk of age-related ...
May 21, 2025 — Millions of people are affected by chronic dry mouth, or xerostomia, an agonizing side effect of damaged salivary glands. Currently, there is no cure for it. Researchers have established the ...
May 20, 2025 — Using the gene scissors CRISPR and stem cells, researchers have managed to identify a common denominator for different gene mutations that all cause the neurological disease ALS. The research shows ...
May 20, 2025 — Forests play a crucial role in promoting health and wellbeing, but not all forests provide the same benefits. A large-scale study demonstrates how specific forest characteristics -- such as canopy ...
May 20, 2025 — Fibroblasts play a central role in maintaining healthy tissue structures, as well as in the development and progression of diseases. For a long time, these specialized connective tissue cells were ...
May 20, 2025 — By studying Chikungunya virus, scientists shed light on how immune responses to viral infections may lead to persistent symptoms of autoimmune ...
May 20, 2025 — Middle-aged and older adults who experience pain are more likely to have had worsening symptoms of depression up to eight years before the pain began, according to a new ...
May 19, 2025 — A hidden link between impulsivity and obesity may not be fixed in human biology but shaped by the cities we live in. Using a novel engineering-based approach, researchers found that ...
May 19, 2025 — A study has become the first in the world to unravel the immediate effects of a high-fat diet on our gut ...
May 16, 2025 — A new study suggests that it might be possible to personalize care for people with bipolar disorder, using the results of detailed personality tests. It finds that such tests might help identify ...
May 16, 2025 — A new study reveals that a single gene plays a big role in how the liver stores energy, a process that's critical for overall health and for managing diseases like type 2 diabetes. The research ...
May 16, 2025 — Psychological treatment can relieve pain. New research now shows what happens in the brain -- and what specific treatments psychologists, doctors and patients can turn ...
May 16, 2025 — Dementia usually affects older people, so when it occurs in middle age, it can be hard to recognize. The most common form is frontotemporal dementia (FTD), which is often mistaken for depression, ...
May 16, 2025 — Intakes of dietary fiber and high-quality carbohydrates in midlife are linked to increased likelihood of healthy aging and other positive health outcomes in older women. Higher intakes of refined ...
May 15, 2025 — Palliative care is specialized medical care focused on easing symptoms, addressing psychological and spiritual needs, and helping patients and caregivers make critical decisions aligned with their ...
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Friday, May 23, 2025
- A Dental Floss That Can Measure Stress
- Experimental Drug May Benefit Some Patients With Rare Form of ALS
Thursday, May 22, 2025
- New Factor Linked to Heart Failure
- How Stress Disrupts Emotion Control in People With Mental Health Conditions
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
- Vitamin D Supplements Show Signs of Protection Against Biological Aging
- Salivary Gland Regenerative Biobank to Combat Chronic Dry Mouth
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
- New Research on ALS Opens Up for Early Treatment
- Forest Management Can Influence Health Benefits
- New Perspectives for Wound Healing and the Treatment of Chronic Diseases
- Why Some Viral Infections Appear to Trigger Autoimmune Disease
- Depression Linked to Physical Pain Years Later
Monday, May 19, 2025
- Sophisticated Data Analysis Uncovers How City Living Disrupts ADHD's Path to Obesity
- Fast Food, Fast Impact: How Fatty Meals Rapidly Weaken Our Gut Defenses
Friday, May 16, 2025
- Could Personality Tests Help Make Bipolar Disorder Treatment More Precise?
- Scientists Discover Key Gene Impacts Liver Energy Storage, Affecting Metabolic Disease Risk
- Relieve Your Pain With a Psychologist or an App
- How Do Middle-Aged Folks Get Dementia? It Could Be These Proteins
- In Healthy Aging, Carb Quality Counts
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
- Too Much Sleep Can Hurt Cognitive Performance, Especially for Those With Depression
- New Study Raises Concerns About the Safety of Long-Term ADHD Medication Treatment in Children
- Adult-Onset Type 1 Diabetes Increases Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Death
- Sugar-Coated Nanotherapy Dramatically Improves Neuron Survival in Alzheimer's Model
- Postpartum Depression and Bonding: Long-Term Effects on School-Age Children
- Research Shows How Hormone Can Reverse Fatty Liver Disease in Mice
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
- Seek Medical Advice Before Attempting Water-Only Fasting Diets, Experts Warn
- Combinations of Chronic Illnesses Could Double Risk of Depression
Monday, May 12, 2025
- Evidence of Mother-Offspring Attachment Types in Wild Chimpanzees
- Cell Death Discovery Could Lead to Next-Gen Drugs for Neurodegenerative Conditions
Friday, May 9, 2025
Thursday, May 8, 2025
- Lab-on-a-Chip Devices Take Public Health Into Home
- New Study Traces Sharp Regional Shifts in Ischemic Heart Disease Burden -- A Global Warning Signal
- Promising Parkinson's Drug Decoded
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
- Eating Ultra Processed Foods May Speed Up Early Signs of Parkinson's Disease
- Losing a Parent May Increase Children's Risk of Being Bullied
- Specialized Face Mask Can Detect Kidney Disease With Just Your Breath
- Risk Groups for Type 2 Diabetes Can Also Be Identified at an Older Age
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
- Breakthrough Discovery Uses Gut Bacteria and AI to Diagnose a Chronic Pain Syndrome
- New Chronic Pain Therapy Retrains the Brain to Process Emotions
Monday, May 5, 2025
- Targeting Gluten: Researchers Delete Proteins in Wheat Harmful to People With Celiac Disease
- Teens With Mental Health Conditions Use Social Media Differently Than Their Peers, Study Suggests
- Black Tea and Berries Could Contribute to Healthier Aging
Thursday, May 1, 2025
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
- A Protein Link Between Brain Diseases and Leaky Blood Vessels
- Semaglutide Treats Liver Disease in Two Thirds of Patients
- Depression and Other Mental Health Conditions Linked With Immune Response, Study Finds
- Novel Rat Model Paves the Way to Advance COPD-Associated Cor Pulmonale Research
- New Drug Shows Promise for Treating Bronchiectasis
Monday, April 28, 2025
- New AI Model Improves MS Diagnostics
- Largest Osteoarthritis Genetic Study Uncovers Pathways to New Therapies and Repurposed Drugs
Friday, April 25, 2025
Thursday, May 1, 2025
Thursday, April 24, 2025
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
- ATP Prevents Harmful Aggregation of Proteins Associated With Parkinson's and ALS
- The Antibiotic That Takes the Bite out of Lyme
- Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome May Be Driven by Remnants of Infection
- Researchers Identify Pathway Responsible for Calciphylaxis, a Rare and Serious Condition
- Metabolic Syndrome Linked to Increased Risk of Young-Onset Dementia
- How a Smartphone App Could Transform Mental Health Care
- Statin Use May Improve Survival in Patients With Some Blood Cancers
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
- A Repurposed Anti-Inflammatory Drug May Help Treat Alcohol Use Disorder and Related Pain
- Drugs Targeting 'zombie Cells' Show Promise for Treating Chronic Back Pain
Monday, April 21, 2025
- More Americans Are Using Psilocybin -- Especially Those With Mental Health Conditions, Study Shows
- New Analytics-Driven Framework Aims to Improve Care of Chronic Disease
- High-Tech Sticker Can Identify Real Human Emotions
Friday, April 18, 2025
- Early-Life Exposure to Air and Light Pollution Linked to Increased Risk of Pediatric Thyroid Cancer
- Insomnia and Sleep Medication Use Connected to Disability in Older Adults
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Monday, April 14, 2025
- Researchers May Have Solved Decades-Old Mystery Behind Benzodiazepine Side Effects
- Sleep Matters: Duration, Timing, Quality and More May Affect Cardiovascular Disease Risk
- Stress, Depression Factor Into Link Between Insomnia, Heavy Drinking
- Gestational Diabetes Linked to ADHD in Children
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
- FDA Clears IND for Clinical Trial Testing Switchable CAR-T Therapy in Patients With Autoimmune Diseases, Without Chemotherapy
- Researchers Identify Precision Medicine Approach for Preventing Kidney Failure
- Long-Term Effects of Obesity on Brain and Cognitive Health
- Osteoarthritis: Largest Genome-Wide Association Study Uncovers Drug Targets and Therapy Opportunities
- Novel Drug Delivery Platform Paves Way to Potential New Treatments for Alzheimer's, Other Brain-Related Disorders
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
- Researchers Identify Safer Pathway for Pain Relief
- Tech-Assisted Peer Therapy Effective for Perinatal Depression in Lower Income Countries
- Carb Restriction Offers Relief from Calorie Counting
- Long-Term Health Impacts of Flooding Revealed
- ALS Drug Effectively Treats Alzheimer's Disease in New Animal Study
- CVD and Obesity: When Protective Lipids Decline, Health Risks Increase
Monday, April 7, 2025
- Mindfulness and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Improve Chronic Low Back Pain
- Proteins Shown to Act as 'guardians' To Keep Cells' Energy Making Mitochondria Safe
- Findings on T Cell Exhaustion: The Body Prepares Early for Mild to Severe Disease
- Diagnostic Uncertainty in Parkinson's Disease: Study Calls for Improved Diagnostic Processes
- Home Care Cooperatives May Be Key to Addressing the Critical Shortage of Caregivers for the Elderly
Friday, April 4, 2025
Thursday, April 3, 2025
- Surgery Doesn't Always Help With Chronic Rhinosinusitis -- A New Risk Score Predicts Treatment Efficacy
- Could Targeting Parkinson's Outside of the Brain Improve Symptoms?